Some of the things that have changed are perhaps best illustrated by the contrast between playing chess and putting together a colorful picture puzzle. I heard this one last night on NPR from Manuel Pastor, noted demographer from USC and the opening key note speaker at the Silcon Valley Technology Conference. Pastor mentioned that in chess, there are only two color, usually black and white. It is a game of aggression and domination in which only one side can win, and the other looses. Each of the pieaces has a relative importance commensurate with their social position. When you loose your king the game is up, no matter what. Compare this to a colorful puzzle, wher there are many uniquely shaped pieces each displaying various color patterns that are entirely individual to each piece of the puzzle. The puzzle is not finished until all the oieces have been accommodated. There is no competition, aggression or domination among any opf the pieces--rather there is cooperation, for each place peace will suggest how other pieces might be accommodated on the board to complete the picture. You get the idea? Guess what? We are moving from chess with its socially, politically and economically stratified hierarchies in which only two colors or sides are recognized, to the puzzle of many colors and shapes--in technology as well as in society. That is a huge paradigm shift. [From the link] Silicon Valley Prognosis? Strong. But Health Risks Lurk February 12, 2014 at 8:00 AM Last week, Joint Venture Silicon Valley (JVSV) convened its annual State of the Valley conference, and Fremont was there in full force – on the stage and in the audience – with City representatives and Fremont companies in attendance. The overall message was incredibly positive. JVSV’s 2014 Index cited record job growth, patent generation, and investment. But there were also warnings about continued middle class erosion and education/income inequality in our region. For Fremont, this year’s event also meant staking a claim on our part of the Silicon Valley story with Fremont highlighted in many parts of the program. If you’ve been following us on Twitter or reading our blog, you know that Fremont is bold about the role it plays in our region and State of the Valley was yet another validation that we’re onto something. Here are two of the speakers Manual_Pastor.png [the opening keynote speaker] Demographer and USC Professor, Manual Pastor, painted a statistical picture of Silicon Valley “linking high tech with high need.” His research shows that this region is the most “immigrant-intensive” region in California, pointing out that public transportation infrastructure that gets people to work is critical when addressing equality issues. Gavin_Newsom.png Closing the program, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom offered the afternoon keynote. He challenged leaders in the room to rethink political norms and to demand the reengineering of government systems to keep pace with Silicon Valley innovation.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 00:09:49 +0000
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